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ART 2016
BLOCK 4: Life and death cycles - Film
Miss Lays Class
UNIT TITLE
EDUCATIONAL
OBJECTIVE
SKILL WITH
PERFORMANCE
CRITERIA

Life and death cycles - Film

Reflect about the process of life and death through cultural ceremonies, through the creation of
stage works and building the cultural values.
-Compare in a short essay the values presented in a film and the cultural values of its surrounding.
-Describe what is a scene mounting and the importance in a film.

CONTENT
WEEKS

Week Title

Content

WEEK 1 (Oct.10-14)

Explore 4.1

-Life and death cycles

WEEK 2 (Oct.17-21)

Explore 4.2

-life traditions

WEEK 3 Oct.24-28)

Know 4.1

-Death ceremonies across cultures.

WEEK 4 (Oct 31 - Nov.4

Know 4.2

-Film

WEEK 5 (Nov.7-11)

Appreciate

WEEK 6 (Nov.14-18)

Create

-Movie analysis
Review and Quiz 1p2q

GRADING SYSTEM
HOMEWORKS

Halloween
Worksheet # 1
(2pts)

Write sentences
worksheet # 2
(6 pts)

Write sentences
worksheet # 3
(2 pts)

INDIVIDUAL
PARTICIPATION

Hat materials
(2.5 pts)

Hat making process

(2.5 pts)

Essay worksheet #4
(5 pts)

GROUP
PARTICIPATION

Guessing movie
game
(3 pts)

Hat making
presentation
(2pts)

Halloween trick
or treat
(5 pts)

QUIZ

Birth Rites and

Rituals in Hinduism
(5 pts)

Buddhist
funeral traditions
(5 pts)

TEST

SUMATIVA
(10 PTS)

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Explore 4.1: Life and death cycles

Activities:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Define what is life

Define what is death
Discuss the meaning of life is different in every culture.
Discuss what factors can change the meaning of life in different cultures.
State 5 things you consider to represent a purposeful life.

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ARTICLE: ANCIENT ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN

SOURCE: http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween
Samhain probably explains the tradition of bobbing for
apples that is practiced today on Halloween.

Halloweens origins date back to the ancient Celtic

festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who
lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the
United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their
new year on November 1. This day marked the end of
summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark,
cold winter, a time of year that was often associated
with human death. Celts believed that on the night
before the new year, the boundary between the worlds
of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night
of October 31 they celebrated Samhain, when it was
believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth.
In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts
thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits
made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make
predictions about the future. For a people entirely
dependent on the volatile natural world, these
prophecies were an important source of comfort and
direction during the long, dark winter.
To commemorate the event, Druids built
huge sacred bonfires, where the people gathered to
burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic deities.
During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes,
typically consisting of animal heads and skins, and
attempted to tell each others fortunes. When the
celebration was over, they re-lit their hearth fires, which
they had extinguished earlier that evening, from the
sacred bonfire to help protect them during the coming
winter.
By 43 A.D., the Roman Empire had conquered
the majority of Celtic territory. In the course of the four
hundred years that they ruled the Celtic lands, two
festivals of Roman origin were combined with the
traditional Celtic celebration of Samhain. The first was
Feralia, a day in late October when the Romans
traditionally commemorated the passing of the dead.
The second was a day to honor Pomona, the Roman
goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the
apple and the incorporation of this celebration into

On May 13, 609 A.D., Pope Boniface IV

dedicated the Pantheon in Rome in honor of all Christian
martyrs, and the Catholic feast of All Martyrs Day was
established in the Western church. Pope Gregory III
(731741) later expanded the festival to include all
saints as well as all martyrs, and moved the observance
from May 13 to November 1. By the 9th century the
influence of Christianity had spread into Celtic lands,
where it gradually blended with and supplanted the
older Celtic rites. In 1000 A.D., the church would make
November 2 All Souls Day, a day to honor the dead. It is
widely believed today that the church was attempting to
replace the Celtic festival of the dead with a related, but
church-sanctioned holiday. All Souls Day was celebrated
similarly to Samhain, with big bonfires, parades, and
dressing up in costumes as saints, angels and devils. The
All Saints Day celebration was also called All-hallows or
All-hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse
meaning All Saints Day) and the night before it, the
traditional night of Samhain in the Celtic religion, began
to be called All-hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween.

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Explore 4.2: life traditions

ARTICLE: Important Birth Rites and Rituals in Hinduism
SOURCE: http://www.sanskritimagazine.com/indian-religions/hinduism/important-birth-rites-rituals-hinduism/
Special ceremonies are performed before the baby is
born for the welfare of the mother and child. The family
priest or pundit will come to the familys home to
perform various rites.
In Hindu dharma, the birth
of a child is considered a
religious activity. Samskaras
begin prior to birth and end
with the cremation of the
body following death. The
number of samskaras
prescribed in various
scriptures vary from eleven to
forty, some of the most
significant samskars are
01.
02.
03.
04.
05.
06.

Garbhadhana
Jatakarma
Namakarana
Annaprasana
Mundan
Upanayana

Garbhadhana
The rite through which a man placed his seed in a
woman was called Garbhadhana. In Vedic culture
spiritual aspirants can get married. For them marriage is
a partnership to aid them in their mutual progress in
spiritual life, marriage is not simply a for sexual
gratification. One of the duties of such a married couple
is to produce spiritually enlightened children. Bringing
such spiritually aware children into the world is
beneficial both for the parents spiritually, as well as for
society in general.

Jatakarma
The jatakarma ceremony welcomes the baby into the
world. The father places a small amount of ghee 1 and
honey on the babys tongue and whispers the name of
God in his ear. During this Sanskar, the father feeds
honey to the baby and pierces the babys ear. This ear
piercing is supposed to enhance the memory of the child
.Brahmins chant Mantras for a healthy, long life of the
child. This Sanskar is restricted to the family level.

CULTURAL FACT! Research about it

Namakarana
In Namakarana ceremony the child is given a
name.Nama literally means name and karana means to
make, to effect. All the activities in the world are carried
on the basis of name. Every parent has the duty to give a
nice name to the child, which reminds the child of some
goal or objective in the life. Whenever the child hears
the name he will remember the meaning and purpose
hidden in it and will be inspired by its
meaning.Distribution of sweets to everybody.
Afterwards a feast is usually arranged.

Annaprasana
This sanskar is related to the time when the child is to
be given solid food apart from the mothers milk. This
emphasizes the importance of proper health care and
nutrition for the child.Time for performance: In the 6th,
8th or 10th month for the male child and 5th, 7th, 9th or
11th month for the female child. The object of this
ceremony is to pray to the gods with Vedic Mantras to
bless the child with good digestive powers, good
thoughts and talents. It is performed when the child is
six months old which is the weaning time. Offerings are
made to the goddess of speech and vigour. Prayers are
offered so that the childs senses have their full
gratification and live a happy and contented life. The
father feeds a little of the sweet food anointed with gold
to the child with Mantras that say he feeds the child with
food that may ensure a healthy life to the child and
prevent ill-health.

Mundan
Mundan Vidhi is performed to carry out the first hair
cut of the baby. If it is carried out as per the Vedic
Method it removes any deficiencies developed in the
child before birth.It is also said that the shaving of the
hair stimulates proper growth of the brain and nerves.
During this vidhi all the hair of the baby are removed and
the babys head is cleanly shaven.Hair collected during
the hair cut are kept inbetween two puris ( fried indian
bread ) and then offered to holy waters like Ganges,
Yamuna or any other holy water bed.

Upanayana
In Hinduism, Upanayana, or ceremony to mark stages
in the life of a Hindu. It is a religious ceremony
undertaken by Hindu boys of the three highest castes.
The ceremony usually takes place between the ages 7

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and 11, indicating the entry into adulthood and the
ability to deepen the individuals awareness of the duties
they now embrace as a Hindu. During the ceremony, a
sacred thread is tied. The thread is made up of three
separate threads, each with a symbolic meaning one
meaning to worship God, one meaning to show love and
respect to parents, and one meaning to learn from the

religious teacher. Mantras from the Hindu scripture the

Rig Veda are used during the ceremony. The ceremony
may end with the boy acting out his departure on
religious pilgrimage, re-enacting the ways of those in the
past who set out to study under the tuition of a religious
guide.

ACTIVITIES:
1.

MATCH the name of the ceremony with the description

a. Jatakarma
6. conception
b. Annaprasana
5. child birth
c. Garbhadhana
4. naming a child
d. Namakarana
3. giving the child solid food
e. Upanayana
2. shaving the head
f. Mundan
1. sacred thread ceremony

2.

STATE two reasons for marriage in Garbhadhana

____________________________________________________________________________________
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3.

NAME the two elements that a father places on the babys tongue during Jatakarma.

____________________________________________________________________________________
4.

EXPLAIN what will do a child when he hears the name he received during Namakarana.

____________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
5.

DRAW a comic that shows the following rituals: Annaprasana, Mundan and Upanayana

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Know 4.1: Death ceremonies across cultures.

ARTICLE: Buddhist Funeral Traditions
SOURCE:https://www.everplans.com/articles/buddhist-funeral-traditions
Buddhists commonly believe that life and death are a
part of a cycle known as samsara, in which ones actions
in this life and all previous incarnations of life lead to
further reincarnation. The ultimate goal for many
Buddhists is to free oneself from all desires and all
notions of self. In doing so, one liberates oneself from
samsara (the cycle of death and rebirth), at which point
one will attain enlightenment and reach the state of
nirvana.

When Death Is Imminent: When a Buddhist is

approaching death, close friends and family members
should sit with the dying person and help him or her feel
calm and peaceful. Death is a natural and inevitable part
of the lifecycle, and the dying person should be made to
accept this reality.
After Death Has Occurred:As soon as death occurs,
family members and close friends should clean and dress
the body.
Preparing The Body: The deceased should not be
dressed in fancy clothes, but rather in the everyday
clothes that he or she would normally wear.
Organ Donation/Donation To Medical Research: Organ
donation and donating the body to medical research are
both acceptable in the Buddhist faith.
Embalming: Embalming is acceptable in Buddhism.

Cremation: Cremation is acceptable in Buddhism. If the

body is to be cremated, monks may be present at the
crematorium and lead chanting. If no monks are present,
family members may lead chanting. Cremated remains
may be collected by the family the following day, and
may be kept by the family, enshrined in a columbarium
or urn garden, or scattered at sea.
When To Hold A Buddhist Funeral: Religious memorial
services are traditionally held on the third, seventh,
forty-ninth, and one-hundredth day after the death,
though these days can be flexible if they dont fit into
the familys schedule.
Viewing, Wake, Or Visitation Before A Buddhist Funeral:
If there will be a wake, the room in which the body rests
should be calm and peaceful. The body should lie in a
simple casket and should be dressed in simple, everyday
clothes. The casket should be open for the duration of
the wake. An altar may be placed near the casket and
may feature an image of the deceased, an image of the
Buddha, candles, flowers, fruit, and incense. Chanting
may take place during the wake, and may be performed
by monks, laypeople, or may be pre-recorded and played
at the wake.
Dress Code At A Buddhist Funeral: Mourners should
wear white rather than black clothing to symbolize their
grief and seriousness.
The Buddhist Funeral Service: The funeral may take the
form of a funeral service before burial, a funeral service
before cremation, or a memorial service after cremation.
In all funeral variations, the service and surrounding
events should be simple, solemn, and dignified. The
funeral is not an appropriate time to display wealth nor
should grief be expressed through a display of wealth.
ACTIVITIES:
1.
2.

CREATE a graphic organizer for the topic

above.
SKETCH a buddhist funeral.

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ARTICLE:Day of the Dead

SOURCE:http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Mexicoweb/factfile/Unique-facts-Mexico16.htm
The Day of the Dead (El Da de los Muertos in Spanish)
is a Mexican and Mexican-American celebration of dead
ancestors which occurs on November 1 and November 2,
coinciding with the similar Roman Catholic celebrations
of All Saints Day and All Souls Day. While it is primarily
viewed as a Mexican holiday, it is also celebrated in
communities in the United States with large populations
of Mexican-Americans, and to a lesser extent elsewhere
in Latin America. Despite the morbid subject matter, this
holiday is celebrated joyfully, and though it occurs at the
same time as Halloween, All Saints Day, and All Souls
Day, the mood of The Day of the Dead is much lighter,
with the emphasis on celebrating and honoring the lives
of the deceased, rather than fearing evil or malevolent
spirits. The origins of the celebration of The Day of the
Dead in Mexico can be traced back to the indigenous
peoples of Latin America, such as the Aztecs, Mayans
Purepecha, Nahua and Totonac.

Sugar skull, typical of those eaten on El Dia de los

Muertos
Rituals celebrating the lives of dead ancestors had
been performed by these Mesoamerican civilizations for
at least 3,000 years. It was common practice to keep
skulls as trophies and display
them during rituals to
symbolize death and rebirth.
The festival which was to
become El Da de los Muertos
fell on the ninth month of the
Aztec Solar Calendar, near the
start of August, and was
celebrated for the entire
month. Festivities were
presided over by the goddess
Mictecacihuatl, known as the
"Lady of the Dead". The festivities were dedicated to the
celebration of children and the lives of dead relatives.
When the Spanish Conquistadors arrived in Central
America in the 15th century they were appalled at the
indigenous pagan practices, and in an attempt to convert
the locals to Catholicism moved the popular festival to
the beginning of November to coincide with the Catholic

All Saints and All Souls

days. All Saints Day is the
day after Halloween, which
was in turn based on the
earlier pagan ritual of
Samhain, the Celtic day
and feast of the dead. The
Spanish combined their
custom of Halloween with
the similar Mesoamerican
festival, creating The Day
of the Dead.
The souls of children are
believed to return first on November 1, with adult spirits
following on November 2. Plans for the festival are made
throughout the year, including gathering the goods that
will be offered to the dead. During the period of October
31 and November 2 families usually clean and decorate
the graves. Some wealthier families build altars in their
homes, but most simply visit the cemeteries where their
loved ones are buried and decorate their graves with
ofrendas, or offerings. These include wreaths of
marigold, which are thought to attract the souls of the
dead toward the offerings, and toys brought for dead
children (los angelitos, or little angels) and bottles of
tequila, mezcal, pulque or atole for adults.
A common symbol of the holiday is the skull, which
celebrants represent in masks called calacas. Sugar
skulls, inscribed with the names of the deceased on the
forehead, are often eaten by a relative or friend. Other
special foods for El Da de los Muertos includes Pan de
Muertos (bread of the dead), a sweet egg bread made in
many shapes, from plain rounds to skulls and rabbits.

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Know 4.2: Film

ARTICLE:Horror Movies Vocabulary
SOURCE: https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/movies-horror.htm
If you
like scary movies
about ghosts and
monsters and crazy
killers, you're a fan
of horror movies.
Many early horror
movies were based on old stories about scary creatures
like vampires. Classic horror movies like 1922's
Nosferatu and 1931's Draculawere based on Bram
Stoker's vampire novel Dracula. Like all vampires, Count
Dracula terrifies his victims by biting their necks and
drinking their blood. We see him again in Francis Ford
Coppola's 1992 filmBram Stoker's Dracula, but in 1994's
Interview With the Vampire we see stylish vampires
played by Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt who are more
handsome and youthful than Dracula, but just as deadly.
Some of the scariest creatures in horror movies are
flesh-eating corpses called zombies. One of the first
zombie films was 1932's White Zombie, but it was
George A. Romero's zombie classics Night of the Living
Dead and Dawn of the Dead that set the pattern for later
zombie films like 2003's 28 Days Later and for Frank
Darabont's popular TV series The Walking Dead.
Movies about scary monsters have always been
popular and one of the first was 1931's
Frankensteinabout a scientist who tries to make a
human body from the body parts of corpses. Since the
early 80s most monster movies have featured CGI
monsters like those in sci-fi horror movies like John
Carpenter's The Thing, David Cronenberg's The Fly and
James Cameron's Aliens. In Frank Darabont's 2007 movie
The Mist terrifying monsters drive people crazy with fear
and in 2008's Cloverfield giant monsters tear down
skyscrapers and huge spiders run through subways.
Horror movies about nature's scary creatures can also
be terrifying. If you're afraid of sharks you shouldn't
watch Steven Spielberg's Jaws, if you have a fear of
spiders you shouldn't seeArachnophobia, and if you're
afraid of being attacked by flocks of angry birds you'd
better not watch Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds either. If
you see 2005's The Descent you might have nightmares
about being trapped underground in a cave full of scary
creatures, and if you see the classic Australian horror
movie Long Weekend you might never go camping again.
Films about supernatural beings like ghosts and spirits
and movies about spooky places likehaunted houses can
be very scary as well. The classic horror movie The

Haunting is an early example, and more recent examples

include The Babadook and 1408 in which a writer of
books about haunted houses is driven crazy by a hotel
room's evil power. These movies use sound effects like
banging doors and sudden screams to scare us, and they
often use spooky music as well. Some of the finest music
in a horror movie score can be heard in 1977's Suspiria in
which young dancers are terrorized by evil witches who
run a ballet school.
In paranormal horror movies we see forces and
powers that can't be explained by science. In Tobe
Hooper's Poltergeist we see objects being moved by
invisible forces and in Brian De Palma's Carriewe see a
teenage girl using her telekinetic powers to control
objects with her mind whenever she's angry. In David
Cronenberg's The Dead Zone a teacher wakes from a
coma with the power to see into the past and the future,
and in M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense we see a
boy with special powers talking with spirits until a twist
at the end changes the story.
Supernatural movies with religious themes are often
the scariest of them all, and The Exorcist is
widely-regarded as the most terrifying movie ever made.
It begins with a girl becoming possessed by Christianity's
most powerful demon and ends with a Catholic priest
performing an exorcism. In Roman Polanski's Rosemary's
Baby we see witches arranging the birth of a very special
demon, and in The Omen we see a powerful demon
possess the body of a young boy.
ACTIVITIES:
1.Find a synonym in the reading for the following:
a. Bodies
b. Bent
c. Devil
d. Metaphysical
e. Intimidate
2.Pick a Horror a movie and give your opinion about
it. CRITERIA:
2. 100 WORDS
3. Explain the message of the movie
4. Explain what makes it a good/bad movie
a. Explain what did you learn from the
movie

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Appreciate: Movie analysis

ARTICLE: How to Write a Movie Review
SOURCE: http://www.spiritofbaraka.com/how-write-a-movie-review
Writing a movie review is a great way of
expressing your opinion of a movie. The purpose of
most movie reviews is to help the reader in determining
whether they want to watch, rent or buy the movie.
The review should give enough details about the movie
that the reader can make an informed decision, without
giving anyway any essentials such as the plot or any
surprises. Below are our guidelines and tips for writing a
good movie review.
1. Watch the movie: The first step in writing
the review is to watch the
movie. Watch the movie in a
relaxed environment you are
familiar with. You do not want
to be distracted by an
unfamiliar room. Watching the
movie a second time will help
you to absorb a lot more detail
about the movie. Most movie reviewers take notes as
they watch the movie.
2. Give your opinion: Most movie reviewers
will give their opinion of the movie. This is important as
the reviewer can express the elements of the movie they
enjoyed or disliked. However, as in all good journalism,
the reviewer should also give impartial details, and
allow the reader to make their own mind over an issue
the reader liked or disliked. Opinions should be
explained to allow the reader to determine whether they
would agree with your opinion .
3. Who is your audience? You need to
consider who your likely readers are. Writing a movie
review for children requires a different approach than if

writing for a movie club. Ensure you report on the

factors that matter to your likely audience.
4. Give an outline Give the outline of the
movie, but don't give away essential details such as the
end or any surprises. If there is a big surprise you want
to entice readers by telling them something special
happens, just don't say what.
5. Actors If the movie contains actors, as
most do, detail who is starring in the movie and how
well you think they acted.
6. Structure Did the movie
follow a regular predictable
story line, or did it get you
thinking like a Quentin
Tarantinomovie?
7.Cinematography and lighting Give details
about how well the movie was shot and directed. Was
the lighting good in the moody scenes?
8. Music Did the movie have its own score
like Koyaanisqatsi or ET, or did it feature songs from
popular artists?
9. Read, read and read Read and check your
review thoroughly. It can be embarrassing to find errors
in your work after it has been published. This is
especially important for reviews that will be published
on the Internet, as search engines are always looking for
the correct spellings of keywords.

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WORKSHEET #1
NAME:___________________________________

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WORKSHEET #2
NAME:___________________________________

1)
2)

Find the words in the list.

Write one sentence using each of the words in the list.

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WORKSHEET #3

1)
2)

Label the witch.

Write one sentence using each of the words in the list.

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WORKSHEET #4

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